Question

"The Voting Rights Act of 1970, which gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote in state and

federal elections?

Answer 1

The Voting Rights Act of 1970 lowered the voting age to 18 in federal elections through the Twenty-Sixth Amendment.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Voting Rights Act of 1970, as an extension of the Voting Rights Act, lowered the voting age to 18. The Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the power to reduce the voting age in federal elections, but not in state elections.

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1971, barring the states and the federal government from denying the vote to anyone eighteen or older.